Solar and wind power could mitigate conflict in northeast Africa

Terra Daily

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Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Apr 09, 2021

A new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa's largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could be alleviated by massively expanding solar and wind power across the region. Adapting GERD operation to support grid integration of solar and wind power would provide tangible energy and water benefits to all involved count

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